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Blended

Movie 2014 117 min Comedy, Romance Checked by Dan S · 21 Oct 2026
Official Rating PG ClearAge 11+

Why our age differs

Official is PG. We say 11+ because dating innuendo and potty gags pile up beyond what many under-tens enjoy, even without hard PG content

What we flagged

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Violence
Mild
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Frightening
Mild
Language
Mild

Our take

Two single parents and their children end up on the same holiday after a terrible first date. Blended is broad family comedy, with animal scares and a steady run of underwear and dating jokes. We would start at 11.

Uplifting themes

Co-parenting patience and blended-family teamwork win by the end. Lessons sit inside formula comedy Parents learn to listen to their teens, though plenty of jokes are immature. Kids apologize after pranks

Story (may spoil tone)

Recently divorced mom Lauren and widowed dad Jim let their friends push them into a blind date, which goes disastrously wrong. Unsurprisingly, neither wants to see the other ever again. However, fate intervenes when both Jim and Lauren, unbeknownst to each other, purchase one-half of the same vacation package at a South African resort for families, during spring break. They and their children are forced to share the same romantic suite and participate in a slew of family activities together.

What we flagged

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Violence
Mild
Sex and Nudity
Mild
Frightening
Mild
Language
Mild

Details

Violence Mild Safari stampedes, hippo scares, and slapstick tumbles play for laughs.…

Safari stampedes, hippo scares, and slapstick tumbles play for laughs. No one is realistically injured

Language Mild Damn, crap, and hell pop up when parents and teens bicker. Strong langu…

Damn, crap, and hell pop up when parents and teens bicker. Strong language stays mild and infrequent

Sex / nudity Mild Blind-date fallout fuels jokes about sex, underwear, and dating apps. N…

Blind-date fallout fuels jokes about sex, underwear, and dating apps. Nothing explicit is shown on the safari

Drugs / alcohol Mild Beer jokes and a throwaway drugs quip land as comedy. No one uses hard…

Beer jokes and a throwaway drugs quip land as comedy. No one uses hard drugs on screen

Frightening Mild A gag mentions exorcism for a kid, played as absurd. Animal charges are…

A gag mentions exorcism for a kid, played as absurd. Animal charges are quickly undercut with humour

Gore / death / weapons Mild A baseball gag talks about guts metaphorically. No graphic injury

A baseball gag talks about guts metaphorically. No graphic injury

Grief / bereavement Mild Both lead families are shaped by a dead spouse, and funeral talk surfac…

Both lead families are shaped by a dead spouse, and funeral talk surfaces early. The film mostly hides pain behind gags

Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

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Talk after watching

  • Both families lost a parent and try to hide their grief with jokes. How can kids be honest about missing someone while still having fun?
  • The trip forces strangers to co-parent for a week. What house rules would you set on a shared holiday?

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